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This collection of satirical sketches about television was released in 1974, the heyday of obvious pop-culture humor along the lines Cheech and Chong. With Saturday Night Live still a few years away, Chevy Chase made an appearance here, and one can see the acute sensibility that would redefine television comedy in its early form. Some of the gags work well but most are pretty dispensable; some are a bit crude. On the plus side, it's nice to see Richard Belzer (from TV's Homicide) in his sharp-tongued, formative stage. While not brilliant, the film did serve as one influence on the rise of ironic humor in the '70s. --Tom Keogh

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches; 6.13 Ounces
Release date ‏ : ‎ November 25, 1997
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2006
Actors ‏ : ‎ Chase, Belzer, Sarashon
Studio ‏ : ‎ Henstooth Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 630466026X

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Money Leaker

Wacky 70's Cinema

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023

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This is definitely in the vein of Saturday Night Live. Lots of funny skits that are performed out in public. Definitely a precursor to SNL.

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023

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This is basic early 70's humor. If you lived during that time you'll get the humor. If not.....

I like it :)

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2023

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Bought this digitally and I love it.

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Terry Nichols

Very funny if you are old enough to remember it.

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2023

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And I DO remember it. I enjoyed this movie when it came out year and years ago. I haven’t let any of my friends watch it yet. I hope the younger ones will enjoy it.

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2023

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Just Like I remembered the movie

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Glenn Porter

Still Funny, Still "Out There."

Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2010

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The Groove Tube was a precursor to many trends in adult entertainment, including "Saturday Night Live." It's a set of short stories, "commercials," and blackouts, featuring people like Richard Belzer and Chevy Chase. Aimed squarely at a mid-1970s young adult/college crowd, the humor is topical, risque, sometimes illicit.

The DVD is a very good transfer-better than the print I saw in the theater. There aren't a lot of special features, but instead there are chapter-by-chapter bookmarks for each skit. The overall quality is excellent. On a fairly large TV, the experience is very "theater-like."

Overall, I would recommend The Groove Tube to anyone who had enjoyed it when it was released, and anyone younger who saw more comedy than the overt jokes on Saturday Night Live or Second City. This is a good catch.

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ronald bartosch

poor quality play back.

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2022

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It was a lot funnier 50 years ago when I smoked pot before I went to the theater.
That's my fault for getting old.

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Thomas & Heather Holden

Great quality

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2022

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It was mint condition. I'm happy customer

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Heiko

leider nur in Originalsprache (englisch)

Reviewed in Germany on July 27, 2023

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leider nur in Originalsprache (englisch)

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もうすぐ還暦

下ネタは面白い

Reviewed in Japan on January 21, 2018

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輸入盤の為
吹替、字幕なしですが
下ネタのボカシもありません。
metoo時代には作れない傑作

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M. Fairman

Just enjoy this film, it's funny

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2014

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I saw this when it first came out, (yes they did have colour then thank you!), and while parts of the film don't work, the parts that do are virtual classics. Watch the children's TV sketch to get the idea, or the lecture by the thing looking remarkably like a....oh my god yes it is! The cinema scene does me in. So funny. It's a bit like Monty python of the soft core film world. It was normal film fare in the late 70's, it featured with another film, can't remember which, but this one stayed in my mind. So very pleased to get it again and yes the scene that work for me are just as funny.

Chill out, give it a try and laugh. Maybe not very PC so much but the world seemed a a lot happier when PC didn't really exists in the 70's. Then people drove planes to get to a to b, and you could go in the cockpit while it was flying, and travel to so many countries and be welcomed. A relic of it's age, but worth watching.

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Elle

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2018

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great movie

Preston

I loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2017

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Long in the tooth perhaps but still great, innovative, comedy, especially for the older, wiser, viewer.

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